Well, we've been in Montana now about 5 months. We came here in June and enjoyed a glorious summer. Two of our kids and eight of our grandchildren came out right away. That made it so nice, to share with them. Those were fun days and we hope they can come again next summer with our other son and his wife and family. Maybe they can all come at the same time!
The days were so long. The sun came up a little after 5 a.m. and didn't go down until nearly 11 p.m. We had four animals, none of which required care. There were Tank and Bay, horses from the farm up the road. The owners already had 19 horses, so they asked if two of their horses could stay in our field. Cool, we could pet horse noses and not have to feed them or care for them!
Then there were the cats. We didn't know we had cats until one day I saw a mother cat carrying a baby kitten in her mouth from the planer shed over through the woods out front. I watched her carefully, stealthily and saw her take them to the barn. Since that time, I have only seen her twice. Once, a few months later still carrying a kitten in her mouth, looking for a way to get into the wood shed and another time sitting out on the lawn looking very intently at the grass, probably hoping to see a mouse since we don't feed them.
Our last pet is the dog that lives across the road. It actually belongs to my husband's uncle, but when they are gone or when we are outside, it comes over to our house. It is a wonderful dog, perfectly mannered and it only barks when it sees a wild animal, which can be a very handy feature out here.
I have to mention one other wonderful part of living here. In about June, the entire field behind our house grew daisies all by themselves. The field was entirely white and we didn't have to plant them at all. Daisies have always been one of my favorite flowers. It was absolutely beautiful to see Tank (the Clydesdale), running through the daisies. I thought I was watching an old romantic movie.
God has been so good to us. This has been a haven for us and we have grown to love it more than we thought we would.
Lest you think we just sit around and pet horse noses and watch for stray cats, let me asure you that I have been extremely busy here living out my childhood dream of cleaning up a junky yard. There is junk and wood (or should I say, "was"?) everywhere.
We have now taken 5 trips to the dump with our trailer full of metal, cement, etc. and have burned four piles of brush which were huge. It has been so fun. It made me remember that as a child I was given a book about Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse being given an old neglected home, which had grass up to the windows and assorted junk all over the yard. They worked and worked and worked and soon it was beautiful and clean and organized. I loved that book. In fact it may have spawned a recurring dream I have always had of being given an old house that was full of old neglected furniture. Funny, I found out a few years ago that my sister has the same recurring dream! Interesting....
Anyway, now I can live out that dream. I just love going outside and cleaning and pruning and throwing junk away. I can go out under a certain tree in the yard any day of the week and dig with a large nail I have and find at least 6 pieces of metal buried in the dirt in less than 5 minutes. I have a new compulsion now, of looking down and hoping to see some brown rusted metal object poking up. It is like a giant treasure hunt. You never know how large the object may be that you find! I have found axles, old car jacks, logging chains, etc....all buried in the dirt out under the tree.
My next dream is to go out and prune more of the bushes and trees by the road. With 20 acres to clean, there is no end of projects here. It also helps with a goal of mine, to avoid "old lady arms". So far I have developed a few more muscles in my arms. Yipee.
Well, I have rambled on long enough. Life is great here, but we are heading into winter. The sun goes down before 5 p.m. now and comes up a little after 8 a.m. But I have plenty of things to amuse me, like quilting, genealogy, selling things on eBay, accounting work, cooking, and snuggling with Terry. Not necessarily in that order.
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